Hello:

Will be banging in some sort of ground rod to ground an outdoor lighning
arrestor and Balun.

Saw the 5/8 O.D. Cu plated solid steel 8 foot long ones by ERICO at Home
Depot, and I imagine these are what most folks use.

But was wondering:

Might it be better to use, e.g., a 3/4" or 1" Cu pipe, the kind that houses
are plumbed with for their normal
water supply.

Would be more surface area on the outside, and you would also pick up some
area from the pipe's ID if it is dirt filled due
to the driving into the soil.

Thoughts on ?

Bob

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:38:22 -0500, "Robert11"
wrote:

Hello:

Will be banging in some sort of ground rod to ground an outdoor lighning
arrestor and Balun.

Saw the 5/8 O.D. Cu plated solid steel 8 foot long ones by ERICO at Home
Depot, and I imagine these are what most folks use.

But was wondering:

Might it be better to use, e.g., a 3/4" or 1" Cu pipe, the kind that houses
are plumbed with for their normal
water supply.

Would be more surface area on the outside, and you would also pick up some
area from the pipe's ID if it is dirt filled due
to the driving into the soil.

Thoughts on ?

Bob


Too soft to ''drive'' into normal earth. Will mushroom severely.

Best to use an eight foot long ground rod from Home Depot or wherever.
cuhulin

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:52:04 -0600, wrote:

Best to use an eight foot long ground rod from Home Depot or wherever.
cuhulin

And, depending on how hard your ground is, that solid steel ground rod
head may be smashed out a bit when you're done...

bob
k5qwg

Robert 11 - Read this Message ~ RHF

Building a Solid Copper Ground Pipe {Tube} with an Solid Iron Core.

[ Also - Water Drilling a Solid Copper Pipe for a Ground Rod. ]

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...60795205262938


that's all folks - iane ~ RHF

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